1st Edition

Myanmar’s Post-Coup Foreign Policy Weathering Isolation and Sanctions

By Andrea Passeri Copyright 2026
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

Passeri unpacks the highly polarized and dysfunctional reaction of the international community vis‑a‑vis Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, as well as the strategy utilized by the ruling junta to counter the diplomatic fallout of the power grab and ensuing civil war. This book shows that Myanmar’s military‑installed regime is neither irrational in its foreign policy choices nor marginalized on the... Read more

1. Introduction: Assessing the international agency and strategic options of post-coup Myanmar 2. Myanmar’s Coup as a Domestic and International Crisis 3. Myanmar’s divorce from the West and the impact of sanctions 4. Drifting apart: Myanmar’s broken relationship with ASEAN 5. Walking a tightrope: Myanmar’s uneasy dance with China in the wake of the coup 6. A “marriage of convenience”? Myanmar–Russia budding ties in the wake of the coup 7. Courting democratic partners: Myanmar’s post-coup ties with India and Japan 8. Concluding remarks: constrained hedging and the tenacity of Myanmar’s foreign policy

Biography

Andrea Passeri is Senior Lecturer and Program Director of the Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in International Relations at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Taylor’s University, Malaysia.